Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #533 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 36
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/9/1830
Name James Kiah
Height 5' 5 3/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors lost several of upper teeth
Freedom Information and Age Born in Do Cty; son of Negro Sarah who was manumitted by Levin Well. Age abt 24 yrs, granted on information of James Hayward.

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